I changed my name in search of fameTo find the midas touchOh I wish I'd never wanted thenWhat I want now twice as muchWe crossed the mighty oceansAnd we had a few dividesBut we never crossed emotionFor we felt too much inside

You know all the tales we tellYou know the band so wellStill I feel, somehow, we let you downWe went off somewhere on the wayAnd now I see we have to payThe rock'n'roll circus is in town

Buffin lost his child-like dreamsAnd mick lost his guitarAnd verden grew a line or twoAnd overend's just a rock'n'roll starBehind these shades the visions fadeAs I learn a thing or twoOh but if I had my time againYou all know just what I'd do

Rock'n'roll's a loser's gameIt mesmerises and I can't explainThe reasons for the sights and for the soundsWe went off somewhere on the wayAnd now I see we have to payThe rock'n'roll circus is in town

So rock'n'roll's a loser's gameIt mesmerises and I can't explainThe reasons for the sights and for the soundsThe greasepaint still sticks to my faceSo what the hell, I can't eraseThe rock'n'roll feeling from my mind